North America Educational Institutions

Mixed-use Neighborhood and University Research Master Plan

J.J. Pickle Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Texas

Principal-in-Charge for the master plan of a 425-acre parcel of land located 8 miles from the main campus in downtown Austin.  The university plans to develop the land as a mixed use research village. 

 

Mixed-use Neighborhood Plan and Research Facility

Charleston Horizons Northwest Development

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Design Principal to study a 66-acre site in the northwest edge of the city. The rich urban fabric seen in other parts of the city is absent from this parcel which is strategically located between the Medical University of South Carolina, the Citadel, and the Ashley River.  This study delineated the potential for development of this parcel. The proposed scheme starts by taking the existing thoroughfare network surrounding the site and extending the streets through the site. This proposed urban planning strategy interconnects small blocks and re-integrates this prime property with its surroundings and the city fabric.

Research Village and Traditional Neighborhood Plan

Carolina North, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Design Principal for the master planning of 1,000-acres tract donated by Horace Williams, the Kenan Professor of Philosophy, as his legacy.  The program for the site developed in collaboration with the Horace Williams Advisory Committee to include five million square feet of partnership research buildings, and 3,000 residential units planned as a mixed use pedestrian-friendly development embodying the principles of new urbanism. 

 

Transit Oriented and University Research Village Master Plan

M Square, University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland

Design Principal for a visioning plan for a 293-acre transit district, which develops linkages between Metro, University shuttle buses, automobiles and pedestrians in order to create a balanced, coordinated community.  The development will contain 2.75 million GSF of commercial space, 1.4 million GSF of residential space, as well as retail and parking. 

College Town Study

University of Kentucky / LFUCG, Lexington, Kentucky

Principal-in-Charge for the feasibility study of 80-acre, 24 block area, between the edge of the university campus and existing downtown, for revitalization into a “college town” district.  The plan identified a retail corridor linking the university to the downtown, and shared parking strategies between the various institutions.  Since completion of the master plan in 2003, in excess of $500 million has been invested.

 

Saint Joseph’s Revitalization Master Plan

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

Design Principal to investigate the potential for redeveloping the Saint Joseph’s Hospital property.  The Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center is a 800,000 square foot hospital complex in South Bend. Due to restructuring and consolidation of several hospitals into regional medical centers, this complex is to be fully decommissioned. The building will be demolished, allowing for the site to be reintegrated into the existing residential environment. The site is in a residential neighborhood located between the University of Notre Dame campus and downtown South Bend. 

 

New College Town Study and Housing Architectural Guidelines

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Design Principal for an urban design study to examine the potential for creating a college town located adjacent to the University campus. Components of the study included residential developments, retail, dining, and commercial venues. Vehicular and pedestrian connections between the campus and this proposed community were also addressed. Notre Dame Avenue is the primary vehicular approach to the Campus from the south. It is also on axis with the Gold Dome of the 125-year old Main Building. 

 

Mt. Sinai Adaptive Reuse Master Plan

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Design Principal for a feasibility study of the adaptive reuse of the one million square foot Mount Sinai Medical Center site for Case Western Reserve University.  The team prepared four schematic alternates under an accelerated project schedule, of four weeks.

Phoenix Bio-Med Research Master Plan

Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University

Design Principal for adaptive reuse of 16-acre school site in downtown Phoenix for a new bio-med research facility.  The project was a joint venture between all three Arizona universities and accommodating several programmatic requirements.  Three existing historic school structures were to be maintained and adapted to state-of-the-art training facilities.

 

Carnegie Mellon West, Nano-Tech Research Center

Carnegie Mellon University, Palo Alto, CA

Design Principal for the concept study for a new academic/research campus master plan for Carnegie Mellon University on the west coast.  The mixed-use development will contain buildings for research partnership with private industry, classrooms and continuing education facilities, retail, residential, museums, parks, recreational and conference facilities.

 

Town Planning Feasibility Study

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Principal-in-Charge for the study to convert a 10-acre surface parking lot located on a main street that passes through the University, into a mixed-use development with residential units, retail, cultural institution, and parking.

 

North Baltimore College Town Study, Baltimore, Maryland

Principal-in-Charge for a study to test the capacity of parcels adjacent to the Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, to create an area typical of a college town.  The parcels were identified as potential development sites as part of a community based planning initiative.  The scope includes parking structures wrapped by commercial/retail space with either residential or commercial space located on floors above.

College Town Study

New Mexico Tech and City of Socorro, New Mexico

Design Principal in week-long charrette to propose strategies for developing a retail corridor between the town plaza and university. 

Campus Master Plan Update

Texas State Univerity, San Marco, Texas

Design Principal for master plan update for 455-acre campus, located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor.  In the past decade the university has grown substantially to a student population of 27,000 students with more than 2,300 full-time faculty and staff members.  The San Marcos campus is landlocked within one of the nation’s fastest growing regions.  Analysis indicates that approximately 25% of the campus was devoted to surface parking.  The master plan addressed an environmentally viable approach to expanding the gross academic floor area by densifying the current land holdings with infill development.  Several new buildings and parking garages have been implemented since the master plan was completed.

 

Campus Master Plan Update

University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Principal-in-Charge for campus update for a university seeking to reduce its reputation as a commuter institution. The plan addressed the need to add on-campus housing that met the needs of the student population, as well as on- and off-campus services that cater to the diverse academic community.  The plan focused on the bifurcation of the campus by a major north-south street which presented challenges for improving pedestrians movement.  Acquisition of an adjacent park from the City of Arlington permitted the siting of a new special event center.  The plan also located several large parking that were screened from the public realm.

 

Public Private Partnership

Mississippi College and the City of Clinton, Clinton, Mississippi

Design Principal for master plan to study the adjacent relationship between Olde Towne Clinton and Mississippi College.  The college seeks to expand and serve the needs of the academic and residential communities.  The plan promotes the nurturing of pedestrian life and emphasizes the renovation of the historic core.  This includes improving the existing infrastructure with the addition of sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, street trees, lighting, and on-street parking.  Sustainable approach to land stewardship is addressed by infilling the area with mixed-use buildings.  Storage of automobiles is consolidated into parking garages located on the periphery of the college campus and mid-block within the historic town.